Potential M&A Targets In Packaged Goods And Meat Industry

Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence team analyzed the metrics in place when General Mills, Inc. GIS purchased Annies Inc BNNY.

At the time of the announcement, Annies had posted revenue growth of 19.3 percent and EBITDA growth of 2.9 percent over the previous 12 months.

The year-over-year M&A deal values for packaged goods and meat fell in 2014, down from $40 billion one year ago to under $25 billion this year.

Taking a look at high growth companies in the packaged goods and meat field with market caps below $5 billion, along with one-year revenue and EBITDA growth expectations in excess of 20 percent, here are four potential takeover targets with similar metrics to Annies in the same industry: